by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2012 | Church
Reuters reports that “Fidel Castro, the president’s older brother, visited Benedict at the Vatican embassy where the two octogenarian world leaders with widely divergent political views chatted for 30 minutes in what a Vatican spokesman called a...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 20, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) At the beginning of 2011, four archbishops made an ‘apostolic visitation’ to investigate four dioceses as well as seminaries and religious congregations in Ireland. The visitation was called to look into allegations of sexual abuse. On...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) The Pope’s visit to Cuba is making history even before it starts. Cuba’s government has posted an official website on Benedict XVI’s trip. It includes all type of information on his three day visit, including all the prep work in...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2012 | Church
Virtual retreat houses and monasteries – A video clip from Romereports.com reports that he Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain put forth their own proposal for Lent. It’s a virtual monastery that offers ideas on what to give up during this season. In this...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2012 | Church
This month, the Holy Father has asked Catholics everywhere to pray: “That the whole world may recognize the contribution of women to the development of society.” Fr. Kubicki reflects on Pope Benedict XVI’s general prayer intention for March 2012 in...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2012 | Church
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking Catholics to pray, fast, and give alms on Friday, March 2, to assist the 925 million malnourished people around the world. Catholics are asked to “fast” by limiting their food spending to the allotment...
